(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Oct 2026	15.1	35.626 AU	35.569 AU	20h24m	-23°42'	92.5°	1.6°
Opposition	28 Jul 2027	14.9	35.819 AU	34.807 AU	20h36m	-23°30'	175.2°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2476520
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.3386520
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.17591
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.33632
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.07062
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 53.93395
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 44.36422
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.76477
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 246.73            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 24 12.5   -23 42 51    35.569   35.626   92.5    1.6    76   15.1 
2026-10-24 22:08 UT   20 24 13.4   -23 42 45    35.586   35.627   91.6    1.6    76   15.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 24 13.5   -23 42 45    35.587   35.627   91.5    1.6    76   15.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 24 14.6   -23 42 39    35.605   35.628   90.5    1.6    76   15.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 24 15.8   -23 42 32    35.623   35.628   89.5    1.6    76   15.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 24 17.2   -23 42 25    35.641   35.629   88.5    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 24 18.6   -23 42 17    35.658   35.630   87.5    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   20 24 20.2   -23 42 09    35.676   35.630   86.5    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   20 24 21.9   -23 42 01    35.694   35.631   85.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   20 24 23.8   -23 41 52    35.712   35.632   84.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   20 24 25.7   -23 41 43    35.730   35.632   83.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   20 24 27.8   -23 41 34    35.747   35.633   82.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   20 24 30.0   -23 41 24    35.765   35.634   81.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   20 24 32.3   -23 41 14    35.783   35.634   80.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   20 24 34.7   -23 41 03    35.800   35.635   79.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   20 24 37.3   -23 40 52    35.818   35.636   78.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   20 24 39.9   -23 40 41    35.836   35.637   77.6    1.6    77   15.1 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   20 24 42.7   -23 40 29    35.853   35.637   76.6    1.5    77   15.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   20 24 45.6   -23 40 17    35.870   35.638   75.7    1.5    77   15.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   20 24 48.6   -23 40 05    35.888   35.639   74.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   20 24 51.8   -23 39 52    35.905   35.639   73.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   20 24 55.0   -23 39 39    35.922   35.640   72.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   20 24 58.4   -23 39 26    35.939   35.641   71.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   20 25 01.9   -23 39 12    35.956   35.641   70.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   20 25 05.4   -23 38 58    35.973   35.642   69.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   20 25 09.2   -23 38 43    35.990   35.643   68.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   20 25 13.0   -23 38 28    36.006   35.643   67.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   20 25 16.9   -23 38 13    36.023   35.644   66.7    1.5    78   15.1 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   20 25 20.9   -23 37 58    36.039   35.645   65.8    1.4    78   15.1 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   20 25 25.1   -23 37 42    36.055   35.646   64.8    1.4    78   15.1 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   20 25 29.3   -23 37 26    36.072   35.646   63.8    1.4    78   15.1 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   20 25 33.7   -23 37 10    36.088   35.647   62.8    1.4    79   15.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.